Stove-shelf.



No. 696,896. Patented Apr. I, 1602. E. w. ANTHONY.

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(Application filed Ma 15, 1901.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE.

EDGAR \V. ANTHONY, OF BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO SMITH AND ANTHONY COMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

STOVE-SH ELF.

SPECIFZCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 696,896, dated April 1, 1902. Application filed March 15, 1901- Serial No. 51,226. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDGAR \V. ANTHONY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brookline, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Stove Shelves, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in explaining its nature.

My invention relates especially to the construction of the elevated shelves of a range and their supports, by which their holding capacity is made larger.

My invention will be described in connection with the drawings, where Figure 1 is a sectional view of the elevated shelf, representing the extensible section. Fig. 2 is a sectional view, enlarged, of the elevated shelf and its means of extension represented in Figs. 1 and 3. Fig. 3 is a detail in perspective of a portion of the elevated shelf, representing the extensible section.

One purpose of my invention is to get more shelf room, and for this reason I have shown at A a smoke-pipe extending rearward from just beneath the stove-plate a and adapted to lead directly into the chimney-flue. Upon this flue is supported by suitable supports a the elevated, shelf B, which shelf has an unobstructed top 1) throughout its length. This result is produced because the back plate b, which supports the upper elevated shelf B, is not bowed forward at the center of its length to form a'box for inolosing the smoke pipe or flue. The upper shelf B is also supported by a bracket 12 which rests on the front edge of the lower shelf B at the center of its length and supports the front edge of the upper shelf at the center of its length, but does not extend backward upon the lower shelf. There are no end brackets at the ends of the lower shelf for supporting or assisting in supporting the upper shelf, and therefore there is no obstruction of space upon any part of the lower shelf. The lower shelf is adapted to be increased in width at will by making sections of its front rim or band movable forward horizontally from the remainder of the shelf. This construction is represented in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, where b represents the movable section of the shelf rim or band attached to the outer ends of slide-bars 19 b It is desirable that this movable section of the rim or band should when in place against the remainder of the shelf appear to form a portion of the shelf and be firmly held to the rest of the shelf and so as not to be dislodged or shaken from it. It is desirable that it should be easily attached to and removed from the remainder of the shelf and that it should be held from being detached accidentally from it, and to accomplish these ends I have caused the shelf, the rim or band, and the slide-bars to be shaped substantially as represented in Figs. 1 and 2. The rim or band may be attached by riveting to the outer ends of the slide-bars, which are curved or bent downward to bear against the back side ,of the rim or band. I prefer, however, to cast the band and slide-bars in one piece, as shown. The shelf has in its edge a recess b,of the shape of the movable rim 19 in front of what may be called a false rim b and when the rim b v is closed it covers the false rim b and entirely closes the recess o and appears to be a continuation of the fixed remainder b of the shelf-rim. The slide-bars 11 19 extend through holes b in the false rim and slide upon the under side of the shelf. They are steadied by means of the shoulders b one for each slide-bar, and against the edge of which the bar is held by a lug 2). Both the shoulder and lug are cast upon the under surface of the plate. There are also cast upon the plate the lugs Z9 one for each slide-bar, which project under the bar when they are closed and serve to prevent or hold their inner ends from dropping. Each bar is shaped to have near its outer end the incline Z1 the offset Z7, and the notch I9 The bars ride on the bearings b in the false edge, (see Figs. 1 and 2,) and as they are moved inward the incline causes the bars and the section of the rim attached to them to be slightly lifted. Their offset sections then bear upon the bearings b until the back edge 19 of the rim comes into contact with the front edge Z7 of the shelf, when the bars and rim slightly drop, because the holding-notches 19 are then brought into line with the bearing 19 and permit the bars to drop slightly and into a latched position with respect to the shelf. (See Fig. 2.) The shelf is provided with recesses 1) over the bars to permit this slight upward movement of the bars in latching, and the rear ends 19 of the bars are thickened, so that the bars shall bear only by these thickened portions against the under surface of the shelf as they are moved. This permits the forward ends of the bars and the rim to be lifted. The bars also have the shoulders Z1 which by coming in contact with the bearing b limit the extent of outward movement of the bars and rim when they are moved horizontally. The slide-bars and rim, however, may be removed from the shelf after the inner ends of the bars have cleared the lugs 19 by moving the outer ends and the rim upward, and thus dropping their lower ends, and then moving them outward on that line. (See dotted position, Fig. 1.) The false rim recessed below the holes 17 for the reception of the downwardly-bent ends of the bars. NVhen the rim or band and thebars are moved outward,the shelf is broadened to the extent to which the rim or band is moved and its holding capacity is increased to'that extent, and this provision for the widening of the shelf is accomplished without in any way changing the usual appearance of the shelf when the extension is not in use.

I do not confine myself in the use of this part of mvinvention to its connection with a lower elevated shelf, but may employ it with an upper elevated or other stove or range shelfor with the top plate, hearth-plate, or other plate of a stove or range.

I do not herein claim so much of the invention herein shownand described as relates to the manner of obtainingincreased space upon the shelf B and of supporting the shelf B, as the same are described and claimed in my Letters Patent No. 693,096, dated February 11,1902, for cooking stove or range.

I claim- 1. In a stove or range a shelf, an independent rim or band, two or more bars attached to said'rim, means connected to the outer edge of said shelf to support said bars in slidable relation to said shelf, said means being located slightly beyond the outer edge of said shelf forming an opening larger than the cross-section of said bars, and a vertically-projecting stop located near the end of each bar, whereby said rim may be moved away from said shelf and maintained in'a horizontal position, and when raised slightly in its extreme outer position may be entirely disconnected from said shelf, as described.

2. In a stove or range a shelf, an independent rim or band, two or more bars connected to said rim, means connected to the outer edge of said shelf to support said bars in slidable relation to said shelf, each of said bars having a lock located at its end nearest said rim to lock saidrim against said shelf, and a stop at its outer end to prevent its being withdrawn from said shelf when moved outwardly, as and for the purposes described.

3. The combination in a stove or range of a shelf or plate having a false rim or band set in from the main rim or band with a movable section of the main rim or band adapted to be moved to and from the false rim or band and when in contact with the false rim or band to be flush with the fixed section of the main rim or band.

4. The combination in a stove or range of a ward, the said bars having at their inner ends raised surfaces adapted to ride upon the under surface of the shelf.

5. The combination in a stove or range of a shelf or plate, a movable section of its rim or band, slide-bars to the ends of which said movable section is secured, bearings for the slide-bars and guiding and holding devices upon the under side of the plate or shelf for the slide-bars, the holding devices acting to hold the slide-bars for a portion of their movement only and to then become disengaged from them whereby the bars may be tipped and in their tipped position removed entirely from the shelf or plate.

The combination in a stove, ofa shelf or plate having a false rim or band set in from the main rim or band, with a movable section of the main rim orband, one or more connections attaching said movable section of said main rim or band to said false rim or band, and means whereby when said movable section is in contact with said false rim or band it will be locked in place, as and for the purposes described.

7. The combination of a shelf or plate having a false rim set in from the main rim and a movable section of said main rim adapted to be moved to and from said false rim, and when in contact with said false rim to be flush with the fixed section of said main rim, one or more connections attaching said movable section to said shelf, each of which has a top bearing and a stop at its inner end, an incline and a notch at its outer end, the shelf or plate being raised over its connections to permit a slight upward movement and also having a bearing which coacts with the incline as described.

EDGAR VV. ANTHONY.

Witnesses:

F. F. RAYMOND, 2d, SAUL SIPPERSTEIN.

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